Kenny Be’s Yard Arteology: Westwood Cher shrub

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments…. Figure 25. Westwood: Shaved shrub serves as shelter for Cher statuette Westwood was annexed into Denver in 1947, but it manages to maintain its country-bumpkin charms. The diagonal dissection of Morrison Road gives the neighborhood the feel of a once prosperous Midwestern…

Kenny Be’s Hip Tip: Colorado Frockies #16 Huston Street

What do you get when you cross(dress) the Colorado Rockies in the latest creations of Denver fashion designers? A series of baseball cards for the Colorado Frockies: the boys of summer dresses. Frockies pitcher Huston Street sports an original “Pure Dots” dress by Smooch designer Stephanie Ohnmacht……

Kenny Be’s Yard Arteology: Wood to the last drop

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 24. Cory-Merrill: The daze of wine and roses So much time and energy is spent warning Americans about the evils of alcohol. If a yard full of malt liquor bottles in a low-income neighborhood is proof of alcohol’s iniquity, then a…

Kenny Be’s Hip Tip: Colorado Frockies #21 Jason Marquis

What do you get when you cross(dress) the Colorado Rockies in the latest creations of Denver fashion designers? A series of baseball cards for the Colorado Frockies: the boys of summer dresses. #21 Jason Marquis wears a Sam Grabowska skirt made from found and rescued garments……

Kenny Be’s Hip Tip: Colorado Frockies #28 Aaron Cook

What do you get when you cross(dress) the Colorado Rockies in the latest creations of Denver fashion designers? A series of baseball cards for the Colorado Frockies: The boys of summer dresses. #28 Aaron Cook wears a Deb Henriksen……

Kenny Be’s Yard Arteology: Housepaint Saint’s mural moral

The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 23. Elyria-Swansea: Virgin of Guadalupe takes a bow The house-paint mural is the most unforgiving of the yard arts, and that is why it is so rare. Most yard artists avoid it because nothing broadcasts an individual’s skill set better, or…